Welcome to the weekly UTLC Newsletter supporting teaching and learning at UNCG.
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TEACHING TIPS
This section is full of timely and evidence-based practices to apply in your teaching
March is Women’s History Month try incorporating some of these teaching tips to create a dynamic and inclusive learning environment that celebrates the rich and diverse history of women and highlights the often-overlooked stories of women's pivotal roles in shaping society. It also fosters a more inclusive and diverse educational narrative and encourages students to engage critically with the subject matter.
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Incorporate Diverse Perspectives and Materials: Ensure syllabi and discussions include voices from diverse cultural, racial, socioeconomic, and geographical backgrounds. Utilize primary sources, biographies, and scholarly articles reflecting this diversity. The National Women's History Museum offers an extensive range of resources, including biographies and educational materials and the Women's History Network offers links to digital resources and archives. Guide students to analyze sources critically, consider the context in which they were created, and discuss the perspectives and experiences of women represented in the materials.
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Use Intersectionality as a Framework: Encourage students to analyze women's histories through the lens of intersectionality, considering how overlapping identities such as race, class, sexuality, disability and other identities intersect with gender have shaped women's experiences and opportunities throughout history. Encourage students to explore the complexities of women's lives and the interconnected systems of privilege and oppression that impact them. The powerful 2016 Kimberlé Crenshaw TED Talk (18 mins) introducing the concept of intersectionality offers a foundational understanding of this concept and can serve as a powerful educational tool. This is a more recent short interview (4 mins) with her that simply summarizes intersectionality.
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Empower Student Voices: Provide opportunities for students to express their own thoughts, experiences, and perspectives related to women's history. Encourage them to reflect on how women's achievements and struggles have influenced their own lives and identities. Facilitate discussions on contemporary issues facing women and encourage students to consider how they can contribute to promoting gender equality and social justice in their communities. Discussions can be structured around questions that prompt students to think critically about gender, power, and society. The Association of American Colleges & Universities offers resources on inclusive pedagogy and diversity that can help in framing these discussions and reflections.
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UTLC FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Check out the latest updates and offerings from the UTLC.
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| Call for Proposals | Generative AI Implementation Grants
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The UTLC and UNCG AI Work Group are excited to announce new Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Implementation Grants. The grants are available for projects that address and incorporate elements of Generative AI into their teaching materials in the 2024-2025 academic year. Grants are available to instructors (any rank) and will be awarded by project, totaling $1,500. Please complete and submit the proposal from in its entirety by April 1, 2024. View the call for proposals for the full description, requirements, and timeline.
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| ITS Learning Technology Update | Checking on your students using Teams
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This week's Tech Tip Video shows how to create a check-in with your students in Microsoft Teams so you can quickly get a sense of how students are feeling about various aspects of the course and their learning.
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Save the Date | UNCG's First AI Institute: Educate, Innovate, Iterate on May 6, 2024
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The UTLC is pleased to announce UNCG's first AI Institute: Educate, Innovate, Iterate to be held in-person on May 6, 2024. The Institute will kick off with a keynote address by Harvard's Dr. Chris Dede who will discuss Reimagining Higher Education with Artificial Intelligence. This event will serve as an opportunity for educators across campus to come together as a community to address common questions and discover ways to effectively and ethically integrate Generative AI into teaching and learning. More information coming soon!
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FACULTY ENGAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
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Check out these upcoming opportunities from the UTLC and other partners on campus. Additional training opportunities are available at workshops.uncg.edu.
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Upcoming Events, Training, and Workshops
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| 📖 Faculty Fellows Burnout Book Club Meeting in MHRA 3501
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The fourth meeting to discuss the book Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal by Rebecca Pope-Ruark. Options to attend in-person or virtually via TEAMS. Everyone is welcome even if you haven't read the chapters! The session is for sharing and renewal.
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| 💻 AI in Higher Ed: Where we are and where we are Going
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This webinar from UNC System Learning and Technologies series will give you an overview of recent EDUCAUSE research related to the current and future state of AI in higher education and how it is impacting institutions’ strategic planning and strategy, policies and procedures, and the workforce.
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| 💻 AI Bootcamp Webinar: Using AI to Enhance Teaching and Courses
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Join Stony Brook University for a demonstration of ChatGPT, Microsoft Co-Pilot, and other generative AI platforms to support you in crafting learning objectives, writing exam questions, composing rubrics, and designing course content such as lesson plans, in-class activities, and instructional videos.
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| ☕️ UTLC Coffeehouse | Co-hosted by the School of Theater in Sprinkle Theater
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Coffeehouses are a space to gather with colleagues. No set agenda, just coffee (or tea), snacks, and great conversation.
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| 💡 Save the Date | UNCG AI Institute: Educate, Innovate, Iterate
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This event will serve as an opportunity for educators across campus to come together as a community to address common questions and discover ways to effectively and ethically integrate Generative AI into teaching and learning.
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This segment features instructors who exemplify excellence and innovation in teaching at UNCG.
To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete the form at go.uncg.edu/minerva-mentions.
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